[DOWNLOAD] "Commentaries on the Laws of England Book 2: The Rights of Things" by Sir William Blackstone # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Commentaries on the Laws of England Book 2: The Rights of Things
- Author : Sir William Blackstone
- Release Date : January 18, 2012
- Genre: Europe,Books,History,United States,Professional & Technical,Law,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 2752 KB
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*Includes Table of Contents
John Locke is often cited as the main influence on the political philosophy of the Founding Fathers during the American Revolution, and in the realm of law, that same position was held by Sir William Blackstone (1723-1780).
After studying law, Blackstone became an accomplished barrister, rising so far as to become a patron of King George III. But he left his true mark on legal philosophy by writing at length about English Common Law, which set the precedents for law in the United States. By his early 30s, Blackstone published An Analysis of the Laws of England in 1756, which was immensely popular throughout the British Empire.
Eventually Blackstone set out to establish a comprehensive overview of English law, which he did with his massive 4 book Commentaries on the Laws of England, a tome that is still cited about a dozen times a year by the U.S. Supreme Court. Blackstone’s work was crucial to the development of American legal ideas like “innocent until proven guilty”, and it guided the likes of John Jay, John Marshall, and Benjamin Franklin.
In Book 2, The Rights of Things, Blackstone uses over 30 chapters and an appendix to cover the different rights that people have to both personal property and real property, depending on circumstances like bankruptcy, possession, alienation, donation, and wills. It also discusses the different kinds of rights people have to their estates, and even a summation of rights during England’s Feudal Era.
This edition of Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England: Book 2 is specially formatted with a Table of Contents and images of Blackstone, his life and work.